The Court has entered Administrative Order Eight about operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.
Mon, 11/02/2020
Effective December 1, 2020, the fee to file a new civil action will increase to $402. This fee increase is the result of the inflationary adjustment to the administrative fee, from $50.00 to $52.00, for filing a civil action, suit, or proceeding...
Mon, 10/05/2020
The Court has tentatively approved a change to Local Rule 5.1, which would eliminate the paper-record requirement in Social Security appeals. Please submit any comments...
Thu, 09/24/2020
The Court has entered Administrative Order Seven about operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Fri, 09/18/2020
The Federal Public Defender for the Eastern District of Arkansas is accepting applications for a full-time AFPD position in the Capital Habeas Unit.
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Mon, 08/31/2020
The Court’s electronic filing system will be unavailable until 7:00 pm on Sunday, September 6, 2020 to install a mandatory upgrade for CM/ECF Next Generation (NextGen).
Please call the Clerk's office at 501-604-5351 or email...
Mon, 08/24/2020
In accordance with the Jury Plan for the United States District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, the Clerk's Office will randomly select master wheel participants via the means of an automated system on September 24, 2020.
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Tue, 07/28/2020
Judge Lee P. Rudofsky entered a Show Cause Order in the civil action, Old St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church v. First Nation Insurance Group, et al. (case number 3:07-cv-00043-LPR) on July 28, 2020. Pursuant to the Court’s direction, this Order...
Mon, 07/20/2020
The Court hereby appoints the Merit Selection Panel to assist in the appointment of a United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
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Fri, 07/17/2020
In accordance with the Jury Plan for the United States District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, the Clerk’s Office will randomly select grand jurors via the means of an automated system on July 27, 2020, in the Jury Administrator’s Office...